European Renaissance

The ______ allowed new ideas to flow more easily to distant places during the Renaissance.

• Aerial Screw

• Optical Telescope

• Printing Press

• Airplane

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

• Christian devotion

• Art and learning

• Chivalry and tournaments

• Good health after the plague

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Botticelli

• Raphael

How did Leonardo da Vinci exemplify the Renaissance Man?

• He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

• He was only a painter.

• He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

• He challenged the church by writing the 95 Theses.

What kind of person represented the ideal of the 'Renaissance Man'?

• Someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures.

• Someone who excelled in many areas of study.

• Someone who specialized in a particular field of study.

• Someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art.

What is the Medici family famous for?

• Artists

• Writers

• Rulers and supporters/patrons of the arts.

• Religious reformers.

Leonardo da Vinci, a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist, represented the Renaissance Man.

• True

• False

Machiavelli is famous for his written work, Don Quixote.

• True

• False

The Sistine Chapel is one of Michelangelo's most famous works.

• True

• False

One of the reasons for the success of humanism was that education became accessible to all classes, not just the wealthy.

• True

• False